Legal and Accounting
Accountants
Alan Glackman, 528-6804. Mahaiwe St, GB. Reasonable, reliable, and really good. (5/17, 4/22)
RWP Tax & Accounting LLC, Main St in GB, 413-644-9949. Fantastic! (6/22)
Karen Riccardelli, in Canaan, CT, www.accountingprofessionalcanaan.com, 860-824-9955. I have used her for 20 years. (12/22)
Christine Arace, of Killeen, Arace, Quinn, in Pittsfield, 413-442-7366. She’s great for both business and personal. (1/23)
ETC Services, GB, https://etcservices-inc.com/, ercserv@bcn.net, 413-528-5661. Small-business bookkeeping. (Not payroll.) Used for several years. (12/23)
David Ornstein, Lenox, 413-447-1900, https://davidorenstein.com/. My CPA for many years for business and personal taxes. He's an attorney in NYS and MA, so he has a broad understanding of taxes for both states. (12/23, 4/24)
Smith Watson & Co, 528-1111. Main St, GB. Excellent. Mentioned: Colin Smith, Kim Whalen. (latest: 4/24)
Austin Brazee, of Brazee & Huban, Pittsfield, 413-443-9157, http://www.brazeehuban.com/. Very reasonable fees and did a great job for us! (4/22, 4/24)
Attorneys
Peter Vallianos -- straightforward and professional. I've been well served on numerous occasions. GB, 528-0055. (1/14)
Phil Heller in Lenox. Very efficient & professional. (1/14)
Gail Garrett: Pleased with her work. 528-9264. (Mt. Washington) Efficient, thorough, and reasonable. (most recent: 7/19)
Dennis G. Egan Jr, quite helpful: At Cohen Kinne Valicenti & Cook LLP, Pittsfield (413) 553-0411 Email: degan@cohenkinne.co (1/14)
Eve Schatz -- Wonderful! Did my will last year for a flat fee. 413-854-1955 (1/14)
Ben Smith, 413-442-2731. Pittsfield. Did great job for us. (5/17)
Peter Brewer in GB, 528-6290. Great! (5/17, 2/19)
Jennifer Boll (NY, CT, and MA bar): In Albany but comes to David Lazan's GB office (644-0200) on a regular basis. Super smart and experienced. We were extremely impressed. lazanlaw.com/ (5/17) Revised my will and advised on a family trust matter. Will definitely use her for any further legal issues. (4/19)
Dennis Downing, 528-5040, on Mahaiwe Street in GB. (1/14, 5/17, 7/18)
Lori Robbins, of Heller and Robbins in Lenox, 413-637-2255; lrobbins@hellerandrobbins.com. Real estate closings and wills. Is calm and knowledgeable. (11/17)
Nick Arienti of Hellman, Shern, and Arienti in GB. 528-4800. (7/18)
Jennifer Boll in David Lazan’s office in GB. 644-0200. Highly recommend. She is super smart and really knows estate law. (1/19)
Diane M De Giacomo (Cain Hibbard & Myers), Pittsfield, named 2018 “Lawyer of the Year” in family law. 413-443-4771. (2/19)
Courtney Lane, at Downing & Lane, 17 Mahaiwe St, GB, 528-8805, www.downinglane.com, email Courtney@downinglane.com. She handles closings in the area and deals with wills and trusts. An all-round great person! (5/20)
Elizabeth Goodman at Cain Hibbard, egoodman@cainhibbar.com. (7/19)
Farrah Wax, https://www.farrahwaxlaw.com/, 413-637-8880. Terrific for divorce. (8/20)
Kevin Nelligan, Canaan, CT, 860-824-5171. Property transfer, etc. (4/24)
Susan Smith, Mahaiwe St, GB, 413-528-4300. Reliable fast and fair prices. A pleasure to work with. (2/19, 4/24)
Charles Ferris, GB, 413-528-8900, Charles.ferris@verizon.net. Very helpful with a house closing. Smooth transaction. (12/19, 4/24)
Estate planning:
Paula J. Almgren in Lenox is excellent. https://almgrenlaw.com/, 413-637-5075. (1/14, 5/19, 8/21)
Nicholas Arienti of Hellman, Shern, and Arienti in GB. 528-4800 (1/14)
Dennis Downing on Mahaiwe St. in GB. 528-5040 (1/14)
Ben Smith of Smith & Gerrard, 413-442-2731, Pittsfield. Ben did our estate planning and we were completely satisfied with his depth of knowledge, work, timeliness, and cost. (two recs) (1/14)
Susan M. Smith, 528-4300. Mahaiwe St., GB (1/14, 7/17)
Virginia Stanton Smith, Pittsfield (1/14)
Jennifer Boll in David Lazan’s office in GB. 413-644-0200. Highly recommend. She is super smart and really knows estate law. (1/19)
John Gobel, at Martin & Oliveira, 413-443-6455. Highly knowledgeable, wonderful listener, quickly grasps the details of a complicated situation and suggests options. Highly recommend. Worth going to Pittsfield to work with. (3/19, 3/21)
Courtney Lane, at Downing & Lane, 17 Mahaiwe St, GB, 528-8805, www.downinglane.com, email Courtney@downinglane.com. She handles closings in the area and deals with wills and trusts. An all-round great person! (5/20)
Doris Karampatsos, Williamstown, 413-663-2343, doris.karampatsos@mountainoneinvestments.com, www.mountainone.com/team/doris-karampatsos. Recommended! (4/22)
Specializing in Elder Care
Pamela Green of Smith, Green, Wax and Gold, Pittsfield, 413-443-1700. Really knows the ins and outs of the law concerning the elderly. Helps to handle and understand nursing home issues. She eased my mind and lessened the burden. Highly recommend. (3/19)
In CT: Rebecca A. Iannantuoni, New Haven, CT, 203-752-5011, riannantuoni@daypitney.com, www.daypitney.com. (8/21)
Bookkeepers
Irene Wallhausser, 229-3506. Extremely competent and reliable. (4/13)
Susan Ingersoll, ingersoll.susan@gmail.com. (3/21)
Jennifer Wakamatsu, Hillsdale. See www.jenniwakaphotography.com/#!home/mainPage for portfolio and contact, or text 518-751-0429. She's terrific. (7/23)
Elder Care
See under Attorneys (above)
See under Home Health Aides
Grant Writers
Stephanie Bergman, steph_bergman@yahoo.com. Usually environmentally focused: used by Flying Cloud (in New Marlborough), the Nutrition Center (GB), Blue Rider Stables (SoEg).
Insurance Agents
Greylock Insurance Agency, www.greylockinsurance.com. Great coverage and service, and it's affordable. (10/20)
Sinopoli, https://www.americannational.com/wps/portal/agent?s=dominicsinopoli-8398. Incredible and personalized service! Can't recommend them highly enough. (10/20)
Wheeler & Taylor! https://wheelertaylor.com/ (many recs) (10/20)
Notary
Courtney Lane (Egremonter), 528-8805. You can meet in her office parking lot in GB. (5/20)
Town Hall has 2 notaries. Call them for an appointment. 528-0182, ext 17.
Salisbury Bank.
TD Bank in GB, no appointment needed. (1/22)